French Privateer schooner 'Le Poisson Volant' (1795)

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Le Poisson Volant
Nominal Guns	4	NNF-1792
Nationality	République Française
Operator	Private Owners
Previously	British schooner 'Flying Fish' (1793) (6) 1793-1795 British 6 Gun Unrated Schooner
Captured	16.6.1795	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Privateer	NNF-1792
Ship Type	Schooner	NNF-1792
Captured	6.5.1796	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British schooner 'Flying Fish' (1796) (6) 1796-1799 British 6 Gun Unrated Schooner

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck62' 7"Imperial Feet18.9865
Length of Keel52' 0"Imperial Feet15.8496
Breadth17' 0"Imperial Feet5.1816
Depth in Hold6' 0"Imperial Feet1.8288
Burthen80Tons BM

Service History

DateEventSource
6.5.1796Taken by on the American coast

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1792Alain Demerliac, Book

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:29	Jon Miller	French Privateer 'La Résolue' (1798) (18) 1798-1798 French 18 Gun Privateer Unknown
Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:29	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Phaeton' (1782) (38) 1782-1828 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:27	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Seahorse' (1794) (38) 1794-1819 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:24	Jon Miller	Charles John Moore MansfieldBritish Naval Sailor Service 1772-1807
Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:19	Jon Miller	Sir Robert Lawrie (6^th Baronet of Maxwelton)British Naval Sailor Service 1790-1847

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